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Mercurous acetate

Mercurous acetate structure

CAS No:
631-60-7
Formula:
C2H4O2.Hg
Chemical Name:
Mercurous acetate
Synonyms:
Acetic acid,mercury(1+) salt;Mercury acetate (HgOAc);Mercurous acetate;Mercury monoacetate;Mercury(I) acetate;Mercury acetate;12352-30-6
Categories:
Organic Chemistry > Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives

Description

Colorless scales or plates, decomposed by boiling water and by light into mercury and mercuric acetate. Slightly soluble in water; insoluble in alcohol and ether; soluble in dilute nitric acid.

Mercurous acetate Basic Attributes

Molecular Weight：

519.27

Exact Mass：

521.96800

EC Number：

211-161-3

Characteristics

PSA：

52.60000

XLogP3：

0.02260

Appearance：

Mercury acetate is a white crystalline solid with an odor of vinegar. Sensitive to light. Density 3.25 g / cm3. Toxic by inhalation (dust, etc.) and by ingestion.

Density：

3,27 g/cm3

Melting Point：

178-180°C

Boiling Point：

117.1ºC at 760 mmHg

Flash Point：

210-220°C

Refractive Index：

1.303

Water Solubility：

0.75g/100mL H2O (12°C) [CRC10]

Toxicity：

Oral-rat LD50: 175 mg/kg; Oral-Mouse LD50: 150 mg/kg

Flammability characteristics：

High thermal decomposition of toxic mercury compound gas

Safety Information

Packing level：

Hazard category：

6.1

Transport codes：

1629

wgk germany：

hazard class code：

26/27/28-33-50/53

safety instructions：

13-28-45

Marks：

Storage features：

The warehouse is ventilated, low temperature and dry; stored and transported separately from food materials

Toxicity

Toxicity class：

highly toxic

Mercurous acetate Use and Manufacturing

Used as analytical reagent, also used in pharmaceutical industry

Material

Sodium hydroxide

Glycerol

Ethanol

Acetic acid

Methanol

Nitric acid